Interoperability

Interoperability Project Connext Raises $12M From 1kx, ConsenSys

Helping traders get assets to the right network when a hot opportunity comes up is Connext’s main goal.

Business  ·  13 July 2021

Umee Raises $6.3M to Connect Cosmos and Ethereum With Cross-Chain DeFi

The project, led by Tendermint’s former strategy lead, secured backing from Polychain Capital, Coinbase Ventures and others.

Tech  ·  15 June 2021
Polkadot

Polkadot Network to Start Parachain Auctions Next Week

The start date was heralded by the upgrade to Kusama’s Statemine parachain, Polkadot founder Gavin Wood said Tuesday.

Tech  ·  8 June 2021
Cardano

Cardano to Launch Its First Cross-Chain Bridge With Link to Nervos

The launch, due in weeks, marks a first for the three-and-a-half year old Cardano network.

News  ·  2 June 2021
Privacy

Anoma Network Raises $6.75M to Make Exchanging Crypto Assets Easy and Private

With funding from Polychain Capital, Electric Capital and Coinbase Ventures, the project looks to bring privacy to blockchain interoperability.

Tech  ·  27 April 2021
DeFi

DeFi Is Transparent, Unless You Look Closely

We need more researchers and better metrics in DeFi to fulfill the promise of a more robust and transparent financial infrastructure.

Tech  ·  13 April 2021
Cosmos

Cosmos Investors Vote to Approve Inter-Blockchain Communication

Allowing tokens to zip between chains could open up opportunities in decentralized finance; a service on one network could lend an asset from another.

Tech  ·  29 March 2021
Cosmos

Cosmos Upgrades to Stargate: Another 2017 ICO Very Nearly Completes Its Vision

The last step before inter-blockchain communication goes live early Thursday.

Tech  ·  17 February 2021
Cosmos

Cosmos Set to Take Lead in Blockchain Interoperability With February’s Stargate Release

The vision of "one network, many chains" could be fast approaching.

Tech  ·  28 January 2021
Opinion

Fixing Crypto’s Silos

Our fragmented status quo – thousands of tokens, hundreds of dapps – will not work indefinitely without interoperability.

People  ·  15 January 2021
Funding Rounds

Algorand-Linked Axelar Raises $3.75M in Seed Funding to Help Blockchains Communicate

Axelar is a decentralized protocol designed by the founding members of Algorand to make it easier for dapps to work across blockchains.

Tech  ·  13 November 2020
Payments

Raiffeisen Bank Bringing Blockchain Interoperability to Its Stablecoin Project

Raiffeisen's stablecoin project is becoming blockchain-agnostic, adding interoperability tech from Bitpanda and the ​Technical University of Vienna.

Tech  ·  22 October 2020
Cosmos

Cosmos Gains Traction in India Amid Broader Crypto Resurgence

Cosmos and its ATOM token are finding success among university students in India during the 2020 bull market.

People  ·  2 October 2020
Polkadot

Parity Upgrades Polkadot’s Underlying Tech to Make Custom Blockchain Building Easier

Polkadot developer Parity Technologies has released the second version of its blockchain building kit Substrate 2.0, including 70 composable modules.

Tech  ·  23 September 2020
CoinFlash

Developers Eye Mid-September for Ethereum, Polkadot Bridge Proof-of-Concept

The Snowfork proof-of-concept acts as a two-way bridge between the Ethereum and Polkadot ecosystems, according to the group.

Tech  ·  27 August 2020